Dry Conditions

It's been dry.

We've had two storms this winter.

A snow storm earlier in December

and just this Saturday when got a

whopping .07 of an inch.

The lake level is down 131' from the crest.

The photo above shows the lake level this

past weekend.

This is the same location from a photo taken

in April 2010.  Note the trees just above the lake

on the far left. Those are the same trees that are 

in the center of the first photo.

Sigh,

Back to reality for this year.

 These blue skies are not welcome

at this time of year, but what are we 

going to do ~~~ we'll enjoy it anyway

and hope for rain!

 We recently had our photos taken

for new passports.

Oh for goodness sake,

who are these old people... (smile).

I was worried about having a blemish

on my nose ... but guess what?

It didn't even show up in the photo.

What does really show

 are the dark circles under my eyes.  

Who knew 

you have to take your glasses off

for the photos?

Imagine waiting for the clerk

to finally find the correct button to click

on the camera ... and meanwhile

you're getting super self conscious

and just know you're getting that darn

deer in the headlights look.

Um, yeah with dark circles underneath.

Sigh

Our old passports expired years and years

ago.  Gosh I remember when we first

got those passport photos taken. 

 We had orders to be stationed

in Misawa, Japan.

This was back during our Navy life.

The day came to have our 

photo's taken and we had no choice

but to go when they tell you to.

We were sick as can be and 

the photos showed 

how miserable we all were at the time. 

I shouldn't have been surprised

that the new photos for something

so important,  and long lasting,

would once again turn out to be

so ... so ... uncomfortably revealing

of the truth... (grin)